Keith Harding
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Keith Harding | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1938 (age 83–84) |
Political party | Scottish People's Alliance |
Other political affiliations | Scottish Conservative Party |
Keith Harding (born 1938) is a Scottish politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2003.
He was leader of Stirling Council[1] from 1991 to 1995. After being elected to Holyrood he was the Conservative spokesman on local government and housing.
Prior to the 2003 election he was moved from first to fifth place on the Conservative's list for Mid Scotland and Fife. After parliament was dissolved he defected to the newly formed Scottish People's Alliance.[1] He subsequently fought Stirling for the SPA but came in a poor sixth place with only 642 votes (2.2%).
He was a member of the national policy committee of the New Party, the successor to the SPA.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Senior Tory defects to new party". BBC News. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
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External links[]
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Keith Harding
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Conservative MSPs
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
- Scottish Conservative Party councillors
- Councillors in Fife
- Member of the Scottish Parliament stubs